C-37SummativeC: Transition Metals

Explain why transition compounds are colored

Relate the frequency of absorbed light to promotion of electrons between non-degenerate d orbitals.

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Explain why transition elements form coloured compounds in terms of the frequency of light absorbed as an electron is promoted between two non- degenerate d, orbitals

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